01:07 PM EDT, 09/16/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks advanced Tuesday afternoon, with the NYSE Health Care Index adding 0.4% and the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) up 0.2%.

The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) increased 0.3%.

In corporate news, Eli Lilly ( LLY ) shares rose 2.9% after it said Tuesday plans to build a $5 billion plant in Goochland County, Virginia, to make active pharmaceutical ingredients and drug products.